Putnam judge rules against attorney general in case against newspaper
By Kate White A Putnam County judge on Wednesday turned down West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's request to force the Daily Gazette Co. to turn over information about the combination of...
View Article30 years later: Gazette-Mail reporters, photographers reflect on covering the...
Four members of the Gazette-Mail's staff look back on the devastation presented by the flood of 1985, which took place 30 years ago today and killed 47 West Virginians: On the afternoon before the...
View ArticleJim Justice says he pays his companies' debts
By Joel Ebert Although his companies have been sued multiple times in recent years and he has been subjected to criticism for delinquent taxes, billionaire and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim...
View ArticleKiss-A-Pig event held Nov. 14 at Appalachian Power Park
The Charleston Gold Dome Lions Club and the American Diabetes Association will have the Kiss-A-Pig event on Nov. 14 at Appalachian Power Park, 601 Morris St. The ADA will have an ADA Community Walk...
View ArticleWheeling Jesuit to host series of events on labor issues
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) - Wheeling Jesuit University's Appalachian Institute is getting ready to host several events on labor issues. The first event will be a discussion focused on the struggle between...
View ArticleLegal Aid of West Virginia gets $90,000 grant
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Legal Aid of West Virginia has received a $90,000 grant to help private volunteer attorneys serve their clients.The technology initiative grants will create six online...
View ArticleMarion County freezes new hires to prepare for possible cuts
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - Marion County's commissioners have frozen new hires in response to the state's budget problems.The Times West Virginian reports that the freeze approved on Wednesday was...
View ArticleAlabama child missing since 2002 found as young man in Ohio
By By JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Thirteen years after he was allegedly snatched from his Alabama home at age 5 by his father, the young man has been found living under an...
View ArticleMan leaped from moving vehicle with baby inside, police say
By Staff reports A St. Albans man fled police with his infant daughter inside the car, and jumped from the moving vehicle while leaving her and another passenger inside, police say.David A. Eskew, 36,...
View ArticleDespite improvement, WV gets 'D' on premature birthrate
By Lydia Nuzum Smoking, drug addiction and alcohol abuse, three of West Virginia's biggest health problems, are the biggest contributor to a fourth problem - the state's troubling rate of premature...
View ArticleWalker Machinery announces 77 layoffs
By Daniel Desrochers Walker Machinery Company announced Thursday that 77 employees will be laid off.The company, which employs about 500 people and deals Caterpillar equipment, has eight facilities...
View ArticleCharleston to receive $10k following settlement
By By Staff reports The city of Charleston is set to receive $10,000 following the state attorney general's settlement of an anti-trust lawsuit against a German bank.Attorney General Patrick Morrisey...
View ArticleBoil-water advisories
The boil-water advisory has been lifted for customers of the town of Gary Water System in McDowell County.The Raleigh County Public Service District has issued a boil-water advisory for customers of...
View ArticleEthics commission says Gupta may accept cash award
By Phil Kabler State Public Health Officer Dr. Rahul Gupta will be able to accept a $2,000 cash award as part of winning a national public health service prize after all, following approval Thursday...
View ArticleWV DMV offices might feature commercials on video screens
By Phil Kabler Paid commercials soon will be featured on video screens at West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles regional offices, after the Ethics Commission on Thursday approved the arrangement -...
View ArticleAppalachian Power plans project to increase reliability in Cabell, Lincoln
By Staff reports Appalachian Power announced a new project Thursday meant to increase electric reliability in Cabell and Lincoln counties. The project will include a $20 million investment in the...
View ArticleA year after levy's passage, Kanawha library making progress
By Ryan Quinn Roughly two-thirds of the Kanawha Countians who showed up to polls last November supported restoring funding to the local public library system that a 2013 state Supreme Court ruling...
View ArticleKessler says WV needs more tax money
By David Gutman It's going to take increased state spending and investment for West Virginia to turn around its flailing economy, state Sen. Jeff Kessler, a Democratic candidate for governor, said...
View ArticleUpcoming Veterans Day programs and services
Several area organizations, businesses and communities will be offering Veterans Day services and programs this weekend and on Wednesday. They include: n The Charleston Gold Dome Lions Club will...
View ArticlePolice shoot, kill man in Morgantown while trying to serve warrants
By Staff reports A man is dead after being shot Thursday night by a Monongalia County sheriff's deputy at a house in Morgantown. A deputy was attempting to serve search and arrest warrants at 1043...
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